“If you want to know the true hidden history of the evil that slavery cast over America, and how it continues to this day, you must watch this movie.”

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"Old sins cast long shadows"

— Danish proverb

Of all the divisions in America, none is as insidious and destructive as racism. In this powerful documentary, the filmmakers, both privileged daughters of the South, who were haunted by their families slave owning pasts, passionately seek the hidden truth and the untold stories of how America—guided by the South's powerful political influence—steadily, deliberately and at times secretly, established white privilege in our institutions, laws, culture and economy.

Reviews

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"Causey deserves real credit for reckoning not only with America’s legacy of slavery and prejudice, but also examining her own ancestors’ specific roles in the racist treatment of African Americans."

Kimber Myers, Los Angeles Times

"Causey utilizes a goodly number of academics to give some context to history and some of them, particularly John Powell (an expert on the effects of slavery on American society), historian Jody Allen (somewhat incongruously interviewed on the serene campus of the College of William and Mary considering the subject) and historian Leon Litwack who won a Pulitzer Prize on the subject."

Carlos de Villalvilla, Cinema365

"The Long Shadow takes an uncompromising look at America’s original sin—slavery—and traces its history from the country’s founding to the racial divisions that still plague us in the present day."

Lenard Lopate, At Large

"More than anything, The Long Shadow is an excellent educational resource. It should be mandatory viewing in every AP US History classroom and on the syllabus for every introductory history course. The film is especially perfect for student viewers: it uses individual stories to personalize history, enlists engaging experts, and utilizes stirring visuals to animate the past. This doc is a teacher’s dream."

Sophia Stewart, Nonfics

"Written and directed by a white woman who was born and raised in the south, the film is a first hand look at the racial divide in our country."

Nathaniel Muir, Movie Editor - AiPT!

"The film follows the politics of slavery and the dynamics of oppressing people of color using techniques developed and long used in the South."

Geoff Burton, Flix & Feast

"Justice delayed documentary...examining the continued discrimination against African-Americans in the U.S. from emancipation to the present."

Kam Williams, Kam On Film - The Aquarian Weekly

“Every American needs to see this film.”

Brian Edwards Tiekert, Host of Up Front, KPFA Radio

"If you want to know the true hidden history of the evil that slavery cast over America, and how it continues to this day, you must watch this movie."

Thom Hartmann, The Thom Hartmann Program

"Tynesha Jointer of Chicago said the film, which explores how slavery became integral to U.S. history and development and how racism still underpins the nation, hit home.”

Kathy Routliffe, Chicago Tribune

"Causey revisits her Southern roots and looks at the region’s powerful political influence and how it 'steadily, deliberately and at times secretly, established white privilege in our institutions, laws, culture and economy.'"

Green Valley News

"This new documentary film summarizes, illustrates and connects one of the principal structural elements of American society."

Sydney Levine, SydneysBuzz The Blog

"Causey is haunted by slavery’s legacy. She passionately seeks the hidden truth and the untold stories."

Eat Drink Films

"A story from her family history that could be splattered on today’s front pages."

Mal Karman, Pacific Sun

"Shadow is a gripping personalized history lesson...Her of-the-moment feature couldn’t be more necessary."

Maria Judice

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Follow The Long Shadow as we bring into the light the tragic and far-reaching impact of the legacy of slavery in the United States, beginning with our nation's founding and continuing today with the widespread racism against African-Americans that persists to this day.